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Gallery Talk: Vital.Vibrant.Visible Friday, April 15, 6-7pm Vermont Center for Photography, 10 Green St. Brattleboro, VT Free and open to the public Event Details: Rhonda Anderson (Iñupiaq-Athabascan), of Colrain MA, Western Massachusetts Commissioner on Indian Affairs, and photographer Sara Lyons of Greenfield MA, will give a public gallery talk discussing their exhibition “Vital.Vibrant.Visible” and other …
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Quick guide to Brattleboro, Vermont: 10 of the best things to see and do “Close to neighboring New Hampshire and situated along the connecting West and Connecticut rivers in southeastern Vermont, Brattleboro holds its own alongside its New England counterparts. While fall foliage draws in visitors, this town has many other things to do. Along …
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USA Today by Dan D’Ambrosio Source: Bloomsberries BURLINGTON, Vt. — A federal judge is weighing whether to put the brakes on Vermont’s first-in-the-nation genetically modified organism labeling law before it even goes into effect. Judge Christina Reiss had probing questions for both sides in the lawsuit that the Grocery Manufacturers Association filed against the state of Vermont. She held a hearing Wednesday in federal court in Burlington. Reiss heard arguments from the state concerning its
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Huff Post by Dave Gram MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — As hundreds cheered, Gov. Peter Shumlin signed a law Thursday that puts Vermont on the path to be the first state to require labeling of genetically modified foods and promptly announced an online fundraiser to battle expected legal challenges from the food industry. The Vermont law takes effect in mid-2016, but opponents said shortly after the bill signing that they would file a lawsuit. The Grocery
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Green Mountain Crossroads offers a place for the LGBTQ community of the tri-state corner to communicate with each other. Based out of Brattleboro, VT, it supports the local rural LGNTQ community to become stronger, healthier and more visible in southeastern Vermont, southwestern New Hampshire, and northwestern Massachusetts. Founded January, 2013, it is keeping up the …
Brattleboro is the oldest town in Vermont, established in 1723 by a blockhouse and stockade, built to defend Massachusetts during the French and Indian Wars. The French and Indian War was followed by King George’s War in 1744. Once the wars ended, a township was established and quickly became a center for trade. A bridge …
The Pioneer Valley and Connecticut River Valley are bioregions, not political divisions. As such, the area encompasses Southern Vermont as well as Western Massachusetts. In Massachusetts, the area includes…